"hooah212002" writes:
Not at all what I meant. Love is a feeling. "Wisdom" is not intelligence or knowledge. I said a book of facts. If I read a nuclear physics book 10 years ago, it still says exactly the same thing and means exactly the same thing today. It is inconceivable that I would pull a different "meaning" out of it.
Are you a robot, or a person? You have feelings, and you need to learn about those feelings. The bible has facts in it, and those facts do not change. When I read about when the woman pouring perfume on Jesus's feet, that image remains unchanged in my mind. But the reason why may change. Much of the bible deals with philosophy and feelings, but that does not make it invalid, or any less valuable than a book on nuclear physics.
You ALL interpret the same book in your own way and assert that YOUR way is the "truth" and the ONLY way.
No, we all don't do that. The truth is the truth, you can't change truth. The truth is separate from I think the truth is, or how much I've learned about the truth. Most of us understand this, and we are just disciples, learning the way. If my way was the only way, I would be God, and that is not the case.
If your close friend told you he had a pink and blue zebra standing right next to you, but it could only be seen if you believed in it's majik powers, would you believe him? Would you take the leap of faith?
Ah the old pink unicorn/.santa clauss bit. Really these simple ideas do not compare to God, or what is taught in the bible. If it were only that simple. I can't speak for everyone, but there are no blind reasons why I believe. The reasons I believe are very tangible to me, and some story or fairy tale, or yoda.
I was a believer at one point, quite recently. The only feeling I got out of it was a sense of belonging to a group. While a nice feeling it was, it wasn't a magic spirit or any such thing. It was comforting at the time, nothing more.
The thing I dislike the most about religion is belonging to a group. But it comes with the territory. Groups can be good and bad. After all, groups are just man. I said I believed for many years before I felt something more.